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鋤

鋤: spade

spade; plow
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Readings

On
ジョ・ショ・ソ
Kun
すく・すき・くわ

Kun すき (plow, spade) covers nearly everything; すき焼き is normally written in kana, so 鋤焼き is a rare spelling.

Key words

鋤すきspade; plow
鋤くすくto plow; to till
鋤焼きすきやきsukiyaki
鋤簾じょれんlong-handled earth sifter
鋤骨じょこつvomer (skull bone)

Example sentences

In spring, the farmer had an ox pull a plow and tilled his field.

As soon as the snow melted, my father plowed the soil of the field and sowed the seeds.

On winter nights, I look forward to the family gathering around the sukiyaki pot.

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